26. Pride Week was full of activities in spite of repression. As a response to the instructions of the police and the governorate's ban, the protestors chose to disperse all around Taksim and read the press statements from their location. Police intervened the small and dispersed groups, including members of European Parliament with tear gas, and detained 29 people.

HDP MPs have started the Conscience and Justice Watch in front of the Constitutional Court (AYM) with the dmeand of a verdict for the imprisoned co-chairs and MPs of the party.

Prime Ministerial resolution regareding the extension of the government's authority for cross-border military operations in Iraq and Syria was accepted in GNAT General Assembly.

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In his speech at United Nations General Assembly, spoke about the referendum planned for September 25 in Northern Iraw and said "We invite Iraqi Regional Kurdish Government to abandon this endeavor". US Ministry of Foreign Affairs called for a negotiation between Iraqi Regional Kurdish Government and Iraqi Government, stressing that USA is "strictly" against the referendum.

The employees of 4 TV channels and 7 radio stations that were closed by the statutory decree laws under state of emergency came together and founded 1 Haber Var Platform. The platform aims to deliver news through internet tv, internet radio and social media with the principle of "making news even if its only one piece of news".

An attack has been carried out on headquarters of Yeni Çağ daily, which supports the opposition wing in the Nationalist Movement Party. According to the statement of the daily, a group of 30 attackers gave physical damage to the building.

26. Pride Week was full of activities in spite of repression. As a response to the instructions of the police and the governorate's ban, the protestors chose to disperse all around Taksim and read the press statements from their location. Police intervened the small and dispersed groups, including members of European Parliament with tear gas, and detained 29 people.

On the sixth hearing of the hunger striking teachers Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça and teacher Acun Karadağ, Gülmen was sentenced to six years in prison ("terrorist organization membership") and was released on parole. Özakça and Karadağ were acquitted. Meanwhile, Governorship of Ankara banned Gülmen from live appearances on TV.

On the last hearing of the journalist who are accused for their coverage of the leaked e-mails, journos Mahir Kanaat and Tunca Öğreten were finally released.

In a new series of hearings, more signatories from Academics for Peace stood trial last week. All hearings were postponed to dates ranging from December to February. The academicians are charged with "terrorist organization propaganda".

The hearings of HDP Co-Chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ and Diyarbakır MP İdris Baluken continued last week. The courts decided on the continuation of imprisonment and at Demirtaş's and Yüksekdağ's hearings the foreign observers were not allowed in the court room. On the other hand, 19 HDP MPs might lose their immunity over their protests against the Constitutional Commission discussions about lifting MP immunities.

Ankara Office of Chief Public Prosecutor has launced an investigation against CHP Leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu upon the criminal complaint filed by President Erdoğan.

26. Pride Week was full of activities in spite of repression. As a response to the instructions of the police and the governorate's ban, the protestors chose to disperse all around Taksim and read the press statements from their location. Police intervened the small and dispersed groups, including members of European Parliament with tear gas, and detained 29 people.

The "official" results of the constitutional referendum is 51.4% Yes, 48.5% No, but the last minute decision of the Higher Election Council to count "the unsealed ballots as valid unless proven to be brought from elsewhere" and other reported incidents of violations renders the results uncertain. CHP and HDP is filing objection against the decision and asking for the referendum to be considered invalid.

26. Pride Week was full of activities in spite of repression. As a response to the instructions of the police and the governorate's ban, the protestors chose to disperse all around Taksim and read the press statements from their location. Police intervened the small and dispersed groups, including members of European Parliament with tear gas, and detained 29 people.